Born in Santa Rosa, El Oro province, Ecuador. He graduated as Doctor of Medicine and Surgery at the Universidad de Cuenca; Specialist in Primary Health Care, from the Universidad San Francisco de Quito; and, Master in Health Services Management, from the Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil. Experience in the management of health services, during the years worked for the Ministry of Public Health of Ecuador. He is currently a full-time professor at the University of Cuenca.